[Cocofig]

Hi there, I've moved and a new vet said my three year old Chihuahua had stage 3 and would likely need surgical repair. Any insight of others with experience with this would be appreciated!

 

[Rick&Heather]

We have a brother and sister. Both have had both knees fixed. They did both of the girls at the same time. Both dogs did good but it’s a hard surgery with a long recovery time. Make sure you get an ortho Dr to do them. Are you on the East coast by chance? I feel for you and your baby but it will make a big difference in the rest of its life. Holler with any questions as we feel like experts on this.

 

[Romanemma]

One of our little guys has congenital luxating patellas stage 3- we did surgery on one his legs because the vet had given us a 90% chance of improvement. It was a long difficult recovery and sadly it did not work at all. He suggested more surgeries. We opted out because we did not want to put him through that trauma again. He is five years old.

 

[Cocofig]

One of our little guys has congenital luxating patellas stage 3- we did surgery on one his legs because the vet had given us a 90% chance of improvement. It was a long difficult recovery and sadly it did not work at all. He suggested more surgeries. We opted out because we did not want to put him through that trauma again. He is five years old.

We have a brother and sister. Both have had both knees fixed. They did both of the girls at the same time. Both dogs did good but it’s a hard surgery with a long recovery time. Make sure you get an ortho Dr to do them. Are you on the East coast by chance? I feel for you and your baby but it will make a big difference in the rest of its life. Holler with any questions as we feel like experts on this.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm so glad it worked out for your dogs.

One of our little guys has congenital luxating patellas stage 3- we did surgery on one his legs because the vet had given us a 90% chance of improvement. It was a long difficult recovery and sadly it did not work at all. He suggested more surgeries. We opted out because we did not want to put him through that trauma again. He is five years old.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I am so sorry that it didn't work out after going through the procedure. I totally understand how you wouldn't want him to go through it again. I hope he's doing o.k. It sounds as if he's getting plenty of love.

 

[Rick&Heather]

Are you within driving distance of Knoxville, Tn?

 

[Romanemma]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm so glad it worked out for your dogs.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I am so sorry that it didn't work out after going through the procedure. I totally understand how you wouldn't want him to go through it again. I hope he's doing o.k. It sounds as if he's getting plenty of love.

Thank you and good luck to you...I m sure you will make the best decision for your pup. That's the best we can do as chi parents!

 

[Cocofig]

Hi, Sorry for delay in replying. I've just relocated to Canada, so am waiting for a consultation up here. I was wondering how the first days after the operation went, and in the following days, did you make the sofa off bounds?

 

[Romanemma]

For Remy he pretty much lived in his stroller..it was easy for me to move about the house. He slept in it at night also because we were worried about potentially injuring him if we rolled over ( normally he can sense and scoot out of the way if he needs to) The most challenging part was peeing and pooing which on the pool it took several days to come anyways due to anesthetics. We made a little sling to hold him up while trying to pee but being the chi that he is he was not going to cooperate so ultimately he did his business in his stroller and we just continually changed the towel and pee pad. wishing you well on your chi consult.

 

[Cocofig]

For Remy he pretty much lived in his stroller..it was easy for me to move about the house. He slept in it at night also because we were worried about potentially injuring him if we rolled over ( normally he can sense and scoot out of the way if he needs to) The most challenging part was peeing and pooing which on the pool it took several days to come anyways due to anesthetics. We made a little sling to hold him up while trying to pee but being the chi that he is he was not going to cooperate so ultimately he did his business in his stroller and we just continually changed the towel and pee pad. wishing you well on your chi consult.

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it. My sister has an older dog and uses a stroller for when her pug doesn't want to continue walking. We put Fig in it when she was limping.

For Remy he pretty much lived in his stroller..it was easy for me to move about the house. He slept in it at night also because we were worried about potentially injuring him if we rolled over ( normally he can sense and scoot out of the way if he needs to) The most challenging part was peeing and pooing which on the pool it took several days to come anyways due to anesthetics. We made a little sling to hold him up while trying to pee but being the chi that he is he was not going to cooperate so ultimately he did his business in his stroller and we just continually changed the towel and pee pad. wishing you well on your chi consult.

Thanks for the reply. The stroller is a great idea. My sister uses one with her older pup out on walks.